World News: Political News
Amnesty International release report on kidnappings in Libya.
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Tripoli, 05.08.2015(Lana) Amnesty International released a report on kidnapping cases in Libya in line with its solidarity campaign dubbed " Disappeared from face of the earth : Civilians kidnapped in Libya". In its report released Wednesday said that over 600 people in Libya are unaccounted for since last year and that fate of more than 378 people is unknown according to the Libyan Red Crescent, saying that the number of the missing could be higher. Deputy Director for Middle East and North Africa programme at Amnesty International Saed Bomadoha said kidnappings are... Read more
A boat ferrying hundreds of illegal immigrants capsized in the Mediterranean.
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Rome, 05.08.2015(Lana) Italian Coast Guard forces said boat carrying African immigrants capsized in the Mediterranean Wednesday. Italian Coast Guard spokesman confirmed that the crowded boat capsized off the Libyan coast as ships approached to rescue it. Sky news 24 said about 700 immigrants were on board the boat, and that Italian and Irish navies are struggling to rescue the lives of immigrants. According to International Migration Organization (IMO) over 2000 immigrants lost their lives this year so far as they tried to reach Europe using exhausted boats, compared... Read more
Ghat municipality says crossing point with Algeria still closed.
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Tripoli, 05.08.2015(Lana) Ghat Municipality denied reports purporting opening of Teen Al-Kowm crossing point at the Libyan - Algerian borders, saying that access can only be given to some extreme humanitarian situation. Member of Ghat Municipality, Ramadan Ali said in statement Wednesday that there were reports indicating opening of the crossing point but regrettably until now the point has not been opened due to lack of technical resources needed to open the crossing point. He said Ghat municipality corresponded with the Ministry of Interior related to the security... Read more
Gulf-US meeting welcome draft agreement signed recently in Skhairit to resolve Libyan crisis.
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Doha, 05.08.2015(Lana) Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the US welcomed the political agreement, which was signed recently between parties of the conflict in Libya in Moroccan city of Skhairit. A joint statement issued following the meeting, which brought together the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council with US Secretary of State, John Kerry, described the draft agreement as a genuine roadmap to realize the national unity government in Libya. In the statement, they urged all the parties to resume joint work constructively to reach a... Read more
15 Armed men Killed in Egyptian Army Attacks in Sinai .
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Sinai : 05. 8. 2015 - Lana - 15 armed men were killed Wednesday in attacks by Egyptian army in northern Sinai . Egyptian security source said that upon intelligence information, war planes strike at two vehicles carrying ( 9 ) armed men killing all of them . Fighters also targeted a house used by a number of armed men who were planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Sinai , killing ( 6 ) of them . On the other hand , ( 14 ) armed men were hurt who were belonging to a group called '' Annsar Baiet Al-Maqdis '' . ==... Read more